Running-gear for automobiles.



0.112 TAYLOR. RUNMNG GEAR FOR AuoMomLEs.

APP'LKCATION EILED APR.71916.

' Patented Dec. 17,1918.

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` APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 191e. 1,288,281'. Patented Dea 17,1918.

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CEGIL HAMELIN TAYLOR, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

RUNNING-GEAR Eon AUToMoELEs. l

' suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forml a part of this specification.

My invention relates to' automobiles and an object of my improvements is to provide an improved running. gear and especially in reference to its adaptability to the .warping of the chassis and resilientdeformation of parts that occur in practice.

I secure this obl'ect in the device illustrated in the accompanying` drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of so much of an Y automobile running gear embodying my invention asis necessaryto illustrate the same.

Fig. 2 is a plan .view partly in section of the center and right hand portion of the part shown in Fig. 1, intermediate parts being' broken away to economize space.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the part at the left of Fig. 1 omitted from Fig.

Fig. i is a 'sectional elevation, the section being taken on the line D-V-D of Fig. 1` looking from thel left of said line.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional plan view showing the. two ends of the shaft' f2" its casing' and adjacent parts showing.;` a modified construction, and

Fig. (i is a view similar to Fig.A 5 showing" a modified construction of the'shaft f, its casing, and adjacent parts.

Fig. 7 is a detail.

a aare the driving wheels, b internally toothed gearfwheels secured to the driving wheels a a-concentric therewith. c. c is a casing secured tothe wheels a a. extending over the grear wheel Z). -e is tire main axle upon the ends of whiclrthe wheels a. a turn.

e2 e?. arel spring seats in which the, axle e is keyed as shown atc? Fig'. 2. cl (l are casings' integral with the spring seatse2 and extending over the casingsc.

f f2 is a divided counter shaft. endof'eachpart of said'counter shaft rests in a" hall bearing f in 1a casing Cl and its inner end bears in the differential gear cas- Speccation of Letters Patent.

tions from the casing` h.

The ou-tel.-

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Application filed April 7, 1916. Serial No. 89,512.

ing h and engages the diiferential mechanism there-in in the usual way.

f3 f3 are spur gear wheels upon the outer ends of the-parts 7' f: of the divided counter shaft, eng-aging the internal teeth of the wheels yZ).

g g2 are cylindrical casinos covering the parts f f2, respectively, of the counter shaft and 7L is the differential gear casing. The casingg is rigidly secured at one end to .the differential casing z andat the other end it engages a casing` J. The casin` g2 engages in a socket in. the differential casing I., as shown at f". T he ei'ig'ag'ing` end of the' casing' g2 may be formed into a sphero-segmental shape as shown. so that there may be a little universal angular movement of the casinggt relative to the casing; i1. There is a packingl ring.l f" and a washer f* between the end of the casing' g2 and the differential casingv 7L. as shown in Fig. Q. Or a stuffingl box may be used at this` place as shown in Fig'. in which case I form a depression or annular' groove f/3 in the. casing.` to receive the packing` material.

The other end of the casingf/L engages in a like manner in the casing` as shown in Fig'. 3. In this case-I form a groove around the engaging` end of the casing r/2 in which I put a. strip of felt which makes a dust proof ccnneetion.y as shown at ff; Fig. 3, or. as shown in Fig. l shape the outer end, of the casing' g2 to form a `gland and emploiv a spring' ,fr/4 to press the'casine against the packing material to form a tight joint.

i is a ring` keyed and clamped to the axle c at the center of said axle. y' jf are resilient arms branchingl from the ring` y1.' and engaginglugs )573 71.2 extending` in opqiosite direcy This construction formsl an elastic attachment for the casing' /t which permits of a resilient annular move,- ment of said casing about an axis passing 'through its center at right angles to the axis of said casing.

m `is the transmission shaft engaging the differential ,gearingand bearing in the casing` zf-in the usual way. This shaft m rests inbearing's in an extension from the casinar By this construction the. casingr g L g2 may adapt .itself to any warping of the chassis and axle or bending of the parts and at the same time the casing is adapted to receive thetorque of the driving power i, and to hold the counter shaft firmly and strongly in anI operative position.

The ring` i and arms j constitute a bracket which will sustain the differential casing and its portion of the driving power, will permit the angular displacement of the casing as above described. and the casing` (l in which thel part g of the counter shaft casing bears will also sustain its part of the driving force.

Vt'hat I claim is:

l. In a transmission mechanism for vehicles, the combination of an'axle, wheels ons-aid axle, a. divided counter shaft provided with a differential and having means engaging said wheels for driving' the same, and a casing for said counter shaft wholly supported by said axle, said casing being flexible so as to provide for elastic displacement of said axle.

'2. In a vehicle, a counter shaft, means for driving said shaft, a casing for said shaft, one part of said casing being supported near one side of the automobile and toward the center thereof, the means for driving said counter shaft having a bearing' iii said partof the casing, the other part of" the casingy being flexibly connected to the first named part at its inner end, and extending to the other side of the. automobile.

3. In a vehicle, a counter shaft, means for driving said shaft, a casing for said shaft,

4 one part of saidcasingbeing supported near one side of the vehicle and toward the center thereof, the means for driving' said counter shaft having a bearing in said part of the casing', the other part of the lcasing being flexibly connected to the first named part at its inner end andflexibly supported atits outer end.

1l. In a Jtransmission mechanism for vehicles', a counter shaft consisting of two parts, a differential gearing adapted to ac tuate said parts at their adjacent ends, a casing for said differential mechanism, a casing for one part of. said shaft secured to said differential gear casing'at one end and secured at the other end, means for securing said casings in place, and a casing for the' other part of said counter shaft flexibly connected to said differential casing. n

5, In a transmission mechanism for vehicles, a counter shaft consisting of two parts, adifterential gearing adapted to `actuate said parts at their adjacent ends, a casing for said differential mechanism, a

casing for one partvof said shaft secured to said differential gear casing at one end and secured at the other end, means for securing said casings in place, and a casing for the other part of said counter shaft fiexibly connected to said differential casing. and flexibljvv .supported at its end remote from said differential gear casing.

,(5. In a transmission mechanism for vethe combination of anaxle, a counter shaft,

a casing for said counter shaft, said casing` being connected to said axle at three points and being provided with a flexible articulation to allow saidcasing to defiect with said axle.

8. In'v a vehicle, the combination of an axle, a counter shaft, a casing for said counter shaft, said casing beingl directliv con nected lto thev axle and solelyT supported thereby, the connection between seid casing and axle being'of such a-eonstruction as to permit relative angular movement,

9. In a transmission mechanism for vehicles, a counter-shaft, ya driving shaft adapted to actuate said counter shaft and extending` in a plane at right angles to said counter shaft, amember adapted to resist the torque of said driving' shaft extending laterally 'and supported near its outer end, and a flexible shaft housing for said counter shaft extending in the opposite direction to said torque resisting member, and three or more supporting connections for said coun-- ter-shaft. i

10. lIn atransmission mechanism for vehicles, a counter-shaft, a housing for said counter-shaft, a driving means producing a torque upon said housing in a plane at right angles to the length of the same and a support for said4 housing slightly flexible in thi` direction of the torque of said driving means.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification. s

CECIL HAMELIN ,TAYLOR 

